Pain Management Nursing
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 10-16 , March 2008

Effects of Epidural Anesthesia on Labor Progress

  • Kamile Kukulu, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kamile Kukulu, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
    • ,
  • Hafize Demirok, MS, RN

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 This study received external funding from Akdeniz University Scientific Research Project Unit.

PII: S1524-9042(07)00143-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2007.09.003

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 10-16 , March 2008

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